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About Bhiragaon Village

Bhiragaon is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 185 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiragaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 242.38 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 185
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhiragaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhiragaon is the 82nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 242.38 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Bhiragaon

Bhiragaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhiragaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhiragaon from other places

Bhiragaon lies about 34 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhiragaon
Nearest railway station Antagarh 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 34 km
Nearest town Kānker 34 km

Villages closest to Bhiragaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhiragaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiragaon village had a population of 367. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Bhiragaon village has 185 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiragaon has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bhiragaon is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhiragaon covers 242.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhiragaon falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhiragaon is Antagarh, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhiragaon.

Bhiragaon is about 34 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhiragaon is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Antagarh is about 22 km away. Narayanpur is about 34 km away. Kānker is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalepal (6.9 km), Badgaon (9.8 km) and Borgaon (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhiragaon today is likely to be higher.

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